It's Christmas Eve and all is well.

It's nice to see the town grow quite as everyone gathers at home to prepare for the night ahead... wrapping presents, put together toys with strange instructions that never quite make sense. Finishing the toy to find a few dozen extra nuts, bolts or strange pieces that look like they should fit but never quite do.  Or, my favourite, wrapping that special toy that has been pleaded for throughout the entire year and then wondering if there were batteries included or were you supposed to pick some up just in case. You know you're going to have to search every flashlight in the place so you might as well start now. Why? because when junior opens that gift tomorrow morning and it doesn't work when he or she hits the switch, you'll be willing to take apart the smoke detector or your electric toothbrush. Hope it all works out for you. It works great for me. All the grandchildren live in other parts of the country and the toys have been sent. I'll leave the batteries up to the kids. Merry Christmas Everyone.